News, Tea, Cats & Yoga

Sorry that I didn’t post this yesterday, it was a holiday here and it also just happened to be Tom’s birthday, and I had the entire day planned away. I thought I might be able to get some time to prepare the post over the weekend but we were so busy seeing everyone and grocery shopping and adopting a rescued kitten that I didn’t get the chance. (WAIT, WHAT?) Now you may have already seen me tweeting about it on twitter, and I’ll save the full story for a post later this week, but we were picking up cat food for the boys and Toronto Cat Rescue had in a bunch of new rescues. Well, all the kittens were sick and had been there for almost a month with no luck and this little guy was absolutely wonderful and his story made me cry (no really) so we decided we’d bring him home. Right now he’s quarantined in the bathroom until his vet appointment this afternoon, since he’s sick and we don’t want him to pass anything on to the other two furballs in the house. Tom and I took turns spending time with him all weekend and I think he’ll fit right in with Morn and Pumpkin. =)

Anyway! The Spurred project, yes. My favorite photo in this batch is definitely the tea cups! I wasn’t expecting the glass to turn out the way it did and the saturation is great and I like where the tea cups are positioned. My least favorite is the bottle of water because I think it’s boring and honestly, I was just too tired to do something else for the prompt. I hate it when my laziness wins over potential. I do like my water bottle, however.

critique: In the photo with Tom and I, if it were an editorial shot, or a photoshoot, I would have cleared off our bedside table and maybe just put a vase & flowers there. Sure, that’s not really realistic to our life and I’d put everything back when I was done- but it’s those background details that really take it up a notch. That said, it wasn’t for a magazine or anything, and I like taking photos of our life for details like that. I will look at this in three years and go “Wow, remember that apartment” (assuming we don’t live here anymore) or “Remember when we shared that tiny bedside table?”

And finally, a behind the scenes tidbit. We’ll go with the same photo. While I composed the shot and readied the tripod and camera, the remote was having a hard time registering with the camera in my hand, so Tom is actually pushing the button in his right hand.

Gosh my hair was long.

“Bed” (March 21st)

“Bottle” (March 22nd)

“Balance” (March 23rd)

“Play” (March 24th)

I admit, I have been having a lot of fun playing in Photoshop making these actions. I don’t do a lot to my photos anymore and doing this has forced me to fiddle and I’ve found it’s quite a lot of fun.

Processed with Oolong from A Colorful Morning

“Basket” (March 25th)

“Found” (March 26th)

“Flutter” (March 27th)

“When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy.” (March 28th)